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Posted by ENY Blitz 5107 on Thu Aug 27 19:44:03 2009 Greetings Everyone!!! It appears that the end has come for most if not all of the remaining R40m's in passenger service.A look at the "V Line Car Service" Sheet for today revealed the following items of interest:Car#s4484-85 were B.A.S.(Barn After Service)and were to "Be Mothballed" according to the Notes.The same applies to#s4540-41 and the "R-41" Mismates#s4460 and 4465.So,without any fanfare,and largely unnoticed by most "Fans" another car class is lost and will very soon be history.R40m's#s4518-19 and 4506-07 are in "Non Revenue" service on the "#6-Pickup" and may end up being the very last cars of this class to operate.So car historians,if you are reading this,NOW is the time to preserve the 4460-4665 pair before they are stripped for reefing.We may have lost another R-42 pair as well,as a train of R-42s went out of service at Steinway Street this afternoon with "Smoke Issuing".The RCI inspected #4578 and found the insulation melting off the #1 Traction Motor at 2nd Avenue,and this train ran "Light" back to Jamaica Yard,so it is doubtful if this car will be repaired.Farewell to the R40m's-You will be sorely missed in this "Look Alike" R-160 world... |
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